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May 19, 2010

More Google Chrome OS Screenshots

Google posted more images that show the user interface of Google Chrome OS. The interface is still under development, so it may change until the first stable version is released, later this year.

Chrome OS uses an interesting visualization for tab overview. "The overview is available via either gesture and hotkey. It provides a visual way of switching between windows and tabs. Windows are exploded into the tabs they contain, and all tabs/windows are visible in a single 2.5d space. This model is largely based on Peter Jin Hong & Elin Pedersen's G.L.I.D.E. Tab Navigation. We present tabs in a venetian blind arrangement, ensuring visibility of the top left of every page, and using perspective to compress the most useful portions of the page into the available strips. Favicons are presented as an alternative visual aid."

Google also posted some screenshots of the open/save dialogs and the download shelf panel. "The shelf is an on demand target for downloading and uploading. It acts as a temporary resting place for files that have been accessed, and for content being uploaded to websites."

Even if the Chrome OS only lets you use a browser, you can still download files and open them using Chrome's multimedia libraries or using web applications like Google Docs.

A notification panel will be used for OS and website notifications, so web applications will be able to add their own alerts.

Dudee, these pics are old. You should check the pics that the Chromium OS developers have sent to the bug sites. there is a lot of pics of the UI that has not published on the chromium.org site. for example, new login screen. To find these pics you need to make a google search. "site:code.google.com/p/chromium-os/* *.jpg"

I am eagerly waiting for chrome OS. But i wonder , May I be able to install this Os on my laptop or it will need any special type of hardware. Few months back I heard about chrome release , it was a bundle of code which looked like a linux kernel code. Is there any new improvement?